# Indiana SB 505: Emergency transport to appropriate facility.

Indiana SB 505, Emergency transport to appropriate facility., is a First Regular Session 124th General Assembly (2025) Senate bill sponsored by Spencer Deery (Republican); status signed, last action 2025-05-06 (Public Law 210) (as of 2026-10-17).

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## Facts
- Bill: Indiana SB 505
- State: Indiana
- Session: First Regular Session 124th General Assembly (2025)
- Title: Emergency transport to appropriate facility.
- Status: signed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2025-01-16
- Last action: 2025-05-06, Public Law 210
- Sponsor: Spencer Deery (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 10
- Subjects: health and provider services, appropriations, the house, public health
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 2 (142 yes, 0 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

Allows, subject to a written agreement concerning the transport of individuals, an emergency medical responder, an emergency medical technician, an advanced emergency medical technician, or a paramedic (emergency medical services personnel) to transport an individual to: (1) a health care facility; (2) a mental health facility; or (3) an urgent care facility; that can provide the individual with appropriate and necessary treatment. Specifies information that must be included in a written agreement. Allows reimbursement for transporting the individual to the facility.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Spencer Deery (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Brad Barrett (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: David Niezgodski (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Ed Charbonneau (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: J.D. Ford (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: La Keisha Jackson (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Lonnie Randolph (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Lori Goss-Reaves (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Michael Crider (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Mike Andrade (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Tyler Johnson (Republican), Senate

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-04-08 | House | Third reading: passed | pass | 93 | 0 |   |
| 2025-02-20 | Senate | Third reading: passed | pass | 49 | 0 |   |

## Actions (29)

- 2025-05-06: Public Law 210 (Senate)
- 2025-05-06: Signed by the Governor (Senate)
- 2025-04-29: Signed by the President of the Senate (Senate)
- 2025-04-23: Signed by the President Pro Tempore (Senate)
- 2025-04-23: Signed by the Speaker (House)
- 2025-04-22: Joint Rule 15 Certification (Senate)
- 2025-04-09: Returned to the Senate with amendments (House)
- 2025-04-08: Third reading: passed; Roll Call 408: yeas 93, nays 0 (House)
- 2025-04-07: Second reading: ordered engrossed (House)
- 2025-04-03: Committee report: amend do pass, adopted (House)
- 2025-03-13: Recommitted to Committee on Ways and Means pursuant to House Rule 126.3 (House)
- 2025-03-13: Committee report: amend do pass, adopted (House)
- 2025-03-13: Representative Andrade added as cosponsor (House)
- 2025-03-03: First reading: referred to Committee on Public Health (House)
- 2025-02-21: Referred to the House (Senate)
- 2025-02-20: Third reading: passed; Roll Call 208: yeas 49, nays 0 (Senate)
- 2025-02-20: House sponsor: Representative Goss-Reaves (Senate)
- 2025-02-20: Cosponsor: Representative Barrett (Senate)
- 2025-02-17: Amendment #1 (Johnson T) prevailed; voice vote (Senate)
- 2025-02-17: Second reading: amended, ordered engrossed (Senate)
- 2025-02-13: Senator Niezgodski added as coauthor (Senate)
- 2025-02-13: Senator Randolph added as coauthor (Senate)
- 2025-02-13: Committee report: do pass, adopted (Senate)
- 2025-02-03: Senators Crider, Ford J.D., Jackson L added as coauthors (Senate)
- 2025-01-30: Senator Charbonneau added as second author (Senate)
- 2025-01-30: Senator Johnson T added as third author (Senate)
- 2025-01-29: Committee report: amend do pass adopted; reassigned to Committee on Appropriations (Senate)
- 2025-01-16: First reading: referred to Committee on Health and Provider Services (Senate)
- 2025-01-16: Authored by Senator Deery (Senate)

## Bill text

- Engrossed Senate Bill (H): [PDF](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/SB0505/versions/SB0505.04.ENGS?format=pdf)
- Enrolled Senate Bill (S): [PDF](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/SB0505/versions/SB0505.07.ENRH?format=pdf)
- Introduced Senate Bill (S): [PDF](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/SB0505/versions/SB0505.01.INTR?format=pdf)
- Senate Bill (H): [PDF](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/SB0505/versions/SB0505.05.COMH?format=pdf)
- Senate Bill (S): [PDF](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/SB0505/versions/SB0505.02.COMS?format=pdf), [PDF](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/SB0505/versions/SB0505.03.COMS?format=pdf), [PDF](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/SB0505/versions/SB0505.06.COMH?format=pdf)

## Related bills

- SB 324: Criminal procedures. (signed)
- SB 231: Various corrections matters. (signed)
- SB 80: Code publication. (signed)
- SB 453: Various tax matters. (signed)
- SB 464: Financial institutions and consumer credit. (signed)
- SB 371: Workforce matters. (signed)

## Sources
- [Engrossed Senate Bill (H) (PDF)](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/SB0505/versions/SB0505.04.ENGS?format=pdf)
- [Enrolled Senate Bill (S) (PDF)](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/SB0505/versions/SB0505.07.ENRH?format=pdf)
- [Introduced Senate Bill (S) (PDF)](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/SB0505/versions/SB0505.01.INTR?format=pdf)
- [Senate Bill (H) (PDF)](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/SB0505/versions/SB0505.05.COMH?format=pdf)
- [Senate Bill (S) (PDF)](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/SB0505/versions/SB0505.02.COMS?format=pdf)
- [Senate Bill (S) (PDF)](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/SB0505/versions/SB0505.03.COMS?format=pdf)
- [Senate Bill (S) (PDF)](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/SB0505/versions/SB0505.06.COMH?format=pdf)

## Related
- [SB 324: Criminal procedures.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IN-SB324-2025)
- [SB 231: Various corrections matters.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IN-SB231-2025)
- [SB 80: Code publication.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IN-SB80-2025)
- [SB 453: Various tax matters.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IN-SB453-2025)
- [SB 464: Financial institutions and consumer credit.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IN-SB464-2025)
- [SB 371: Workforce matters.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IN-SB371-2025)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IN-SB505-2025 (as of 2026-10-17).